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SCHOTT to offer high homogeneity optical glasses in quality levels up to H4 from stock

Various high-quality optical glasses up to the homogeneity level H5 available

The international technology group SCHOTT with over 125 years of experience in manufacturing special-purpose optical glasses has now announced that the most popular high-quality glass types of up to H4 quality level will be available from stock and can be ordered in the form of cut blanks starting shortly. Furthermore, the company will be offering high-quality glasses for use in large high precision optics up to the homogeneity level H5. High homogeneity glasses are particularly well-suited for use in high-power laser and astronomical applications. SCHOTT presented its high homogeneity glasses last week at the CIOE in Shenzhen, China.

High homogeneity glasses: SCHOTT will soon be offering various types of glass in the H4 homogeneity level from stock. All products are shipped with an individual test report that was produced using a special interferometer. Source: SCHOTT.

The superior quality of an optical material is reflected in its homogeneity and, to be even more specific, in an extremely narrow variation range for the entire piece of glass with respect to refractive index. “In response to growing demand, we will now be offering our customers a range of high homogeneity glasses that can be used to manufacture cut blanks extremely quickly and in a flexible manner,” explains Peter Kruell, Sales Director for North America and EMEA at SCHOTT Advanced Optics.

SCHOTT offers glasses in five levels of homogeneity. Thanks to a carefully controlled manufacturing process, glass pieces in H4 quality have a maximum peak to valley refractive index variation of 2 x 10-6, while the quality level H5 achieves a value of 1 x 10-6. The maximum variation of refractive index is expressed in peak to valley in accordance with ISO 12123. Glasses of this high quality enable extremely high resolution imaging and are not only ideally suited for use in high-performance laser technology to guide the beam very accurately, but also in measurement, semiconductor and satellite technology.

All products are shipped with an individual test report that was produced using a special interferometer.

Some of these glasses are also available as i-Line glasses that combine extremely high refractive index homogeneity and high UV transmittance at 365 nm.

About SCHOTT
SCHOTT is an international technology group with more than 125 years of experience in the areas of specialty glasses and materials and advanced technologies. SCHOTT ranks number one in the world with many of its products. Its core markets are the household appliance, pharmaceuticals, electronics, optics, transportation and architecture industries. The company is strongly committed to contributing to its customers' success and making SCHOTT an important part of people's lives with high-quality products and intelligent solutions. SCHOTT is committed to managing its business in a sustainable manner and supporting its employees, society and the environment. The SCHOTT Group maintains close proximity to its customers with manufacturing and sales units in all major markets. Its workforce of around 16,000 employees generated worldwide sales of $2.6 billion (approximately 2.0 billion euros) for the 2011/2012 fiscal year.